The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
A DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.
Great Damage Caused in Carroll Coun
ty and Vicinity.

w una Vicinity.
CARRoLLToN, GA, June "A most ter
rife cyclone passed through Carroll county
Wednesday evening about dark. All day
the clouds looked threatening. The storm
was severe at Bowden but no damage was
done until it reached Simonton's mill, six
miles southwest of Carrollton. There the
cyclone was terrible, sweeping away DIR.
Simonton's dwelling and all outbuildings.
His damage is not less than 5000. Mr..
Simonton and family just escaped in time
by going into their cyclone pit. the house
leaving as they stepped out. Mrs. Frank
Browns dwelling and outbuildings were
blown away, killing her mule and cow, and
also some hogs. There were several people
in the house. but no lives were lost.
Mr.. IL. S. Turner was the next serious
sufferer. His house, together with all out
buildings, were swept away except part of
the dining room, where the family was at
supper. Mr. Turner's loss is great. He lost
one mule and some cattle, besides his house
hold goods A negro girl, years old, was
carried up with the cyclone and was blown
one and one-half miles before she was let
down. This may seem unreasonable, but IS
certainly true. She says she did
did not know anything until she had
been carried nearly half mile, which was
near NJ r. RusselIs, when she knew the
place and heard the people crying, and saw
Mr. Russelrs buildings all moved away ex-
cept his dwelling. She was found i'll the
track of the cyclone one mile from NJ. X.
Russell's, and carried to house, and a mes
senger sent to notify her family. She is all
right to-day, and talks freely, but has a
very wild look Mr.. Rllssell's loss is great
The damage in this county cannot be es-
timated at this writing North, east and
west of Cayrollton was visited with the most
severe hailstolm ever known in this county,
nl1acf f,iflZoT1S IN several farms
there is not stalk of cotton left or blade
of corn. Wheat and oats were destroyed
completely. From Mr.. Russelfs the next
damage by the cyclone was at n. w. Roop's
place, two miles west of Carrollton His out
buildings were blown down Here it changed
it's course and went south, striking
Mrs. Hays mill and tearing it all
to pieces. Her loss is considerable.
DIR. r. G. Mcdaniel was the next sufferer,
losing all his outbuildings. 1t is marvellous
how the dwellings stood while the barns and
outbuildings were swept away, but there is
yet greater marvel DR.. William Gan
ding suffered next, losing his barn. 1t is
useless to say that the fencing all along the
route was blown down, together with all the
timber.
j. NJ. Pricketts was the next place visited.
His dwelling and all buildings were carried
away. Mr.. Prickett is badly bruised up,
but not seriously. He lost all he had. In
one OF his tenant houses there was family
of negroes, and one of the
children was blown 200 yards
and lodged in swamp, while the mother
held two of the children in her arms.
She says when the house left it was first
raised up from the flooring and she and the
children in her arms fell off the floor onto
the ground and remained there until the
storm was over. John Mul1eiux lost his
shoe shop and the chimneys to his dwelling.
Green ('r.idnr thraP-OIIa TtpIS of a mile
south of Carrollton, lost his barn and chin
ney to his dwelling, his stock in the barn
escaping when the barn was lifted up.
The next and most serious loss in the
suburbs of CarTollton was J. G. Benson.
His large dwelling was completely destroyed,
not single piece of timber was left stand
ing. Mr.. Benson was i'll the house at the
time, together with his daughter, Mrs. John
Ladder and her three children They all
escaped, which was a miracle. Mr.. Benson
is hurt very badly, but it is hoped not seri-
ously. He says bed saved his life. Mrs.
Ladder and children are bruised consider
ably. Here the cyclone visited the colored
away the houses of Dave Pink
ard and George Bogyess, the families
escaping without serious injuries. Jake
Benson (colored) lost the chimney and half of
his house. Rev. H. Mullins (colored) lost top
of his house and chimneys. This was all in
UEIee-CldCOeTS Oh IL lille Oh UOWD. Dave L.
Powers place, one mile east of Cargollton,
was badly damaged, all his timber in the
storms course being destroyed. The track
OF the cyclone was about one mile wide all
along its course.
j. NJ. Ogletree was a great sufferer, losing
his outbuildings. J. D. Hilton lost all his
buildings, including his dwelling The
storm continued its rapid course in a north
east direction, but your correspondent has
no knowledge of the damage further except
from hearsay. Bed clothing could be found
mixed with timber along this route.
Your correspondent was within 200 yards
of the edge of the cyclone, and it was the most
frightful sight ever seen. The noise accom-
panying it was equal to 100 steam engines.
Its appearance cannot be fifty described.
The cloud was a deep green color until it
was covered by smoke, which looked
like burning volcano. Our merchants all
closed their houses to-day and formed relief
committees, and went out on the line reliev-
ing the sufferings of the people as best they
could, and everybody helped put
up fences Lawyers, doctors and
preachers joined in and helped
build shelter places and fences. "The half
has not yet been told, a" but the facts as
seen by your reporter have been given.